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Thursday 26 October 2000

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs. It covers the stories each morning that the other current affairs teams follow for the rest of the day. Below is the program summary with links to transcripts and audio (if available).

Aussie Lamb Win

Australia has won the first round in the battle against the United States' punitive tariffs against Australian lamb imports. Last year the US imposed a 9 per cent tariff against lamb imported under the quota system and a 40 per cent tariff for any above-quota Australian lamb imports.

Prime Minister and Queensland Premier Trade Insults

The Prime Minister and Queensland's Premier are trading insults over not cracking down on misconduct in their own parties. This follows Mr Howard's dig at the Premier over Queensland's probe into claims of electoral fraud in Mr Beattie's own Labor Party.

Fahey Vs Schultz

Well the Peter Reith telecard affair isn't the only frontbench headache for the Howard Government, with a senior Cabinet Minister fighting for political survival in a bitter pre-selection brawl with a Liberal colleague.

ABC Budget Cuts

There are fears that at least one ABC television news and current affairs program will be axed following serious cuts to the amount of money available under the ABC budget drawn up by managing director, Jonathon Shier.

WA Resistance To Tidal Power Project

Hostess Speaks

Police in Japan say they now believe that a Tokyo businessman is responsible for drugging, raping and possibly killing as many as five foreign bar hostesses. Among them are the British hostess Lucy Blackman, one Canadian woman, one New Zealander and two Australians.

US Election Wrap

With less than a fortnight to the US presidential election, the American people are continuing to torment the candidates. The latest opinion polls suggest the race is again a dead-heat, with Vice-President Al Gore closing the gap opened during the debate series by Texas governor George W. Bush.

Art Critic's Mercy Plea Rejected

The West Australian Director of Public Prosecutions has rejected a mercy plea from the art critic and historian Robert Hughes. The New York-based author is facing a re-trial on dangerous driving charges after a successful appeal against a magistrates' decision to dismiss the charges.